Exotic Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine delivers the most relevant and current information required by general veterinary practitioners and veterinary specialists in treating emergent and critical exotic patients. Covering the management of common emergency presentations in exotic companion mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, each section discusses triage and stabilization, diagnostics, nutrition and fluid therapy, analgesia, anesthesia, monitoring, CPR, and euthanasia.
The book includes quick reference tables, species-specific drug formularies, and illustrations of exotic animal emergency procedures and techniques. The information contained within is based on an extensive review of the most current literature and the combined knowledge and expertise of international leaders in the field of exotic animal medicine and surgery.
A one-stop resource like no other, Exotic Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine makes it easy to find the information needed to effectively treat urgent and life-threatening conditions in pet exotic animals. The book covers a wide range of species, encompassing:
Exotic companion mammals, including ferrets, rabbits, guinea pigs, chinchillas, rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, hedgehogs, and sugar gliders Birds, including psittacines, passerines, doves and pigeons, as well as backyard poultry and waterfowl Reptiles, including turtles and tortoises, snakes and lizards Amphibians
Equally useful for general practitioners, specialists in emergency and critical care and exotic animal medicine, veterinary students, and trainees, Exotic Animal Emergency and Critical Care Medicine is an essential resource for the emergent and critical care of exotic animals.
List of Contributors xi Part 1 Exotic Companion Mammals 1 Section 1 Triage and Stabilization 3 1 History and Clinical Examination 5 Nico J. Schoemaker and Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland 2 Restraint, Handling, and Hospitalization 24 Nico J. Schoemaker and Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland 3 Oxygen Therapy 38 Sara Gardhouse 4 Catheterization and Venipuncture 51 Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland and Nico J. Schoemaker 5 Wound Care and Bandaging Techniques 70 Nico J. Schoemaker and Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland 6 CPR and Euthanasia 80 Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland and Nico J. Schoemaker 7 Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Monitoring 95 Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland and Nico J. Schoemaker 8 Nutrition and Fluid Therapy 109 Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland and Nico J. Schoemaker Section 2 Diagnostics 123 9 STAT Diagnostics in Exotic Companion Mammals 125 Sara Gardhouse 10 Diagnostic Imaging 143 João Brandão, Peter M. DiGeronimo, and Carrie Kuzma 11 Clinical Pathology 161 Carla Monteiro and João Brandão 12 Cytology 178 Carla Monteiro and João Brandão 13 Ancillary Diagnostics 190 João Brandão Section 3 Emergency Presentations and Management by Species 201 14 Ferrets 203 Nico J. Schoemaker and Yvonne R.A. van Zeeland 15 Rabbits 238 Julie DeCubellis and Jennifer E. Graham 16 Guinea Pigs 284 Isabelle Langlois, Marion Desmarchelier, and Claire Vergneau-Grosset 17 Chinchillas 310 Jennifer E. Graham and Christoph Mans 18 Rats and Mice 330 Kristin M. Sinclair 19 Hamsters and Gerbils 349 Andrew D. Bean 20 Hedgehogs 372 Rina Maguire, Ali Anwar bin Ahmad, and Trent Charles van Zanten 21 Sugar Gliders 408 Dan H. Johnson Part 2 Avian 431 Section 1 Triage and Stabilization 433 22 History and Clinical Exam 435 Grayson A. Doss and Christoph Mans 23 Restraint and Handling 445 Grayson A. Doss and Christoph Mans 24 Oxygen Therapy 450 Hugues Beaufrère 25 Catheterization and Venipuncture 457 Rodney Schnellbacher and Hugues Beaufrère 26 Wound Care and Bandaging Techniques 468 Anna Martel and Christoph Mans 27 CPR and Euthanasia 477 Claudia Kabakchiev and Hugues Beaufrère 28 Avian Pain Management and Anesthesia 488 David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman and Hugues Beaufrère 29 Nutrition and Fluid Therapy 503 Hugues Beaufrère Section 2 Diagnostics 519 30 STAT Diagnostics 521 Claudia Kabakchiev and Hugues Beaufrère 31 Diagnostic Imaging 534 Claire Vergneau-Grosset and Hugues Beaufrère 32 Clinical Pathology 563 Hugues Beaufrère and Claire Vergneau-Grosset 33 Cytology 582 Helene Pendl, Peter M. Wencel, and Hugues Beaufrère 34 Ancillary Diagnostics 601 Delphine Laniesse and Hugues Beaufrère Section 3 Emergency Presentations and Management by Species 617 35 Psittacines 619 Nicole R. Wyre 36 Passerines 644 David N. Phalen and Hamish Baron 37 Pigeons and Doves 653 Kenneth R. Welle 38 Backyard Poultry and Waterfowl 664 Vanessa Grunkemeyer and Samantha Swisher Part 3 Reptile and Amphibian 695 Section 1 Triage and Stabilization 697 39 History and Clinical Exam 699 Grayson A. Doss and Kurt K. Sladky 40 Restraint and Handling 710 Grayson A. Doss and Kurt K. Sladky 41 Oxygen Therapy 716 Ian Kanda and João Brandão 42 Catheterization and Venipuncture 722 Ian Kanda and João Brandão 43 Wound Care and Bandaging Techniques 732 Anna Martel and Christoph Mans 44 CPR and Euthanasia 738 Grayson A. Doss and Kurt K. Sladky 45 Analgesia, Anesthesia, and Monitoring 746 Grayson A. Doss, Christoph Mans, and Kurt K. Sladky 46 Nutrition and Fluid Therapy 758 Ian Kanda and João Brandão Section 2 Diagnostics 769 47 STAT Diagnostics 771 Peter M. DiGeronimo and Nicola Di Girolamo 48 Diagnostic Imaging 783 Constance Fazio 49 Clinical Pathology 800 Nicola Di Girolamo 50 Cytology 818 Ruth A. Houseright 51 Ancillary Diagnostics 831 Nicola Di Girolamo and Diana Binanti Section 3 Emergency Presentations and Management by Species 847 52 Turtles and Tortoises 849 Krista A. Keller 53 Snakes 865 Sean Michael Perry 54 Lizards 886 Stacey L. Wilkinson 55 Amphibians 909 Eric Klaphake Index 926
The editors Jennifer E. Graham, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (Avian / Exotic Companion Mammal), Dipl. ACZM, is an Associate Professor of Zoological Companion Animal Medicine in the Department of Clinical Sciences at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, USA. Grayson A. Doss, DVM, Dipl. ACZM, is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Zoological Medicine in the Department of Surgical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Wisconsin, USA. Hugues Beaufrère, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACZM, ABVP (Avian), ECZM (Avian), is Associate Professor of Zoological Companion Animal Medicine and Surgery in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California – Davis in Davis, California, USA.
